Mari Eccles

Orbán rival Magyar accuses Várhelyi of ‘not revealing whole truth’ in Hungarian spy affair Challenger Peter Magyar holds a sharp lead on the Hungarian prime minister ahead of the April election in Hungary.

Viktor Orbán’s rival Péter Magyar has accused Hungarian Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi of holding back information as an ambassador during a period when a spy ring is alleged to have operated out of his office.

Hoekstra’s mano a mano with China wobbles climate summit EU’s top climate envoy’s war of words sparks fears of diplomatic discord ahead of COP30.

"Some were left wondering what Hoekstra hoped to achieve when he attacked Beijing for a “clearly disappointing” climate plan — especially after the EU had failed to present its own strategy."

w. @l-guillot.bsky.social and @marieccles.bsky.social

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thank you!

diolch!

Top colleague @roneilll.bsky.social got hold of the EU's plan to secure Europe's drug supply a day before the Commission announces it. Full Critical Medicines Act doc from him and @claudiachiappa.bsky.social here for Pros (€) pro.politico.eu/news/195310

With Smoke Free Partnership, we've written to European Parliament President Metsola about #tobacco industry interference 🚭

MEPs held 100+ meetings with tobacco #lobbyists during 2019-2024

Since the elections, there were already more than 33 such meetings 🤯

www.corporateeurope.org/en/tobacco-i...

Portugal’s Teresa Anjinho elected EU ethics watchdog She takes over from Emily O’Reilly, who has was in the role for more than a decade.

Teresa Anjinho, who sits on the supervisory board of the European Anti-Fraud Office, was elected on Tuesday as the new European ombudsman for a five-year term.

If any news outlet is looking for a stringer in the region, my former Politico colleague @clothildegouj.bsky.social has moved to Amman — reports in French and English + speaks Arabic + is an excellent journalist

Up to 1 in 5 households in Europe experience catastrophic spending because of health-care costs, new WHO digital platform shows Up to 20% of households across Europe experience catastrophic health spending – costs driven mainly by out-of-pocket payments for medicines – restricting people from paying for other basic needs such ...

WHO: Up to 1 in 5 households in Europe experience “catastrophic spending” because of high #healthcare costs.

“No one should have to choose between paying for life-saving #medicines and meeting basic needs like food and housing.”

Dr Hans Kluge of @who.int Europe

www.who.int/europe/news-...

not much in here for health other than a vague-sounding “EU plan against cancer” (no timing). Don’t know how that fits with the existing Beating Cancer initiative 🏥

The EPP's (draft) legislative wish list for the next 12 months w/ @ziaweise.bsky.social for Politico Pros 🎄🎁
pro.politico.eu/news/190693